Black-and-white Owl vs Great Horned Owl

Ciccaba nigrolineata เปรียบเทียบกับ Bubo virginianus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Black-and-white Owl Great Horned Owl
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Ciccaba nigrolineata Bubo virginianus
อันดับ Strigiformes Strigiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Strigidae Strigidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
กว้างปีก 51.0 cm (20.1 in) 127.0 cm (50.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 470.5 g (16.60 oz) 1400.0 g (49.38 oz)
อาหาร -- Extremely diverse — mammals (rabbits, skunks, rodents), birds (including other raptors), reptiles, amphibians, and fish. …
จำนวนไข่ 1-2 1-4
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Black-and-white Owl
Great Horned Owl 55.0 cm
กว้างปีก
Black-and-white Owl 51.0 cm
Great Horned Owl 127.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Black-and-white Owl 470.5 g
Great Horned Owl 1400.0 g

Habitat Comparison

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Black-and-white Owl only

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Great Horned Owl only

Great Horned Owl

Diverse habitats including forests, deserts, swamps, urban parks, and suburban areas. Nests in tree hollows, cliff ledges, and abandoned nests of other large birds.

Song & Call Comparison

Black-and-white Owl

Great Horned Owl

เสียงร้อง

Deep, resonant 'who-who-who-who-ooo': the classic 'hoo-h'HOO-hoo-hoo' territorial duet of a mated pair. Booms at dusk. Female pitch slightly higher than male.

Geographic Range & Migration

Black-and-white Owl

Great Horned Owl

North and South America from subarctic Canada to Tierra del Fuego. One of the most widespread owls in the Americas.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Black-and-white Owl

Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-and-white Owl

Great Horned Owl

ขนนก

Mottled grey-brown plumage with heavy dark barring. Prominent ear tufts, yellow eyes, and a white throat patch give a fierce expression.

ปาก

Dark grey-black hooked bill almost hidden by facial disc feathers

About These Birds

Black-and-white Owl

The Black-and-white Owl is a medium-sized owl of humid lowland forests from Mexico to Peru. It has striking black-and-white barred plumage with large dark eyes. It hunts large insects, small rodents, and birds at night, often near forest streams and edges.

Great Horned Owl

The great horned owl is the most powerful and widespread owl in the Americas, earning the nickname tiger of the sky. It is one of the earliest nesting birds, often laying eggs in January when snow still covers the ground. Great horned owls are fierce predators, regularly taking prey up to three times their own weight.

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